Sure, the Beatles are the all-time biggest selling band in the universe, or something like that. And the Apple-Apple deal that brings the Beatles to iTunes should make rich people even richer, but will this change your appreciation of the Beatles? Are there youngsters out there who don’t know the Beatles already? Imagine: Since iTunes […]
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by Michael Eck Special to The Times Union ALBANY – The Allman Brothers Band was in the mood to play Monday night. That much was clear from the first beat at The Palace Theatre. The group — now in its longest-touring configuration ever — is well-oiled from the road, and even songs older than many […]
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This just in from the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, Mass: Due to illness, Ani DiFranco has cancelled the scheduled performance at the Colonial Theatre for Tuesday, November 16. More details will be forthcoming as they are known. Please contact the Colonial Theatre Ticket Office at 413-997-4444 for refunds.
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The release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” on Friday (11/19) marks the seventh and penultimate part of an epic cinematic series both young and old have grown to love. Over the years, we have become a generation of Potter-heads, and some of us were almost the same age as Harry, Ron and Hermione […]
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By Priscilla McLean, Special to the Times Union TROY — Perhaps a violin recital sounds like a rather tame event. That is, unless Lara St. John is the violinist, and then it becomes a spectacular show, as happened at the Troy Chromatic Concerts on Sunday afternoon.
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